Crime & Safety

Teen Jailed For Allegedly Bringing Pocketknife to School

Kendall County prosecutors put the youth in juvenile jail, police said.

A 16-year-old Plainfield South High student was jailed for allegedly bringing a pocketknife to school.

The teen was arrested at the school shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

The dean of students reportedly approached the school's liaison officer from the Joliet Police Department and informed him that a student had a folding knife with a four-inch blade.

The teen explained to the officer that he brought the knife to school because he had been threatened by another student, police said.

The boy was taken into custody and transported to a juvenile facility, police said.

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